Sterilizing apparatus.



UNITED I STATES Patented October 20, 1903.

GEORG VAN EYOK, OF OEFLINGEN, GERMANY.

STERILIZING APPARATUS.,

STE ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o, 741,742, dated October 20, 1903.

Application iled November 25,1902. Serial No. 132,747. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, GEORG VAN EYCK, a citizen of Germany,residing at Oeflingen, Baden, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sterilizing Apparatus, of which the followingis a specitication.

This invention relates to an improved sterilizing apparatus of the class in which the jars to be sterilized are introduced into a receiver adapted to be heated;

The invention relates more particularly to improved means for locking the jars in position within the receiver. j

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a vertical central section, partly in'elevation, of my improved sterilizing apparatus; and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through part of the same on line A B, Fig. 1.i

The numeral l represents a false bottom or tray which is adapted to be removably placed into the sterilizing vessel or receiver 9 and serves to support the sterilizing-jars 10. From the tray projects upwardlya central post 2,

having handle 1l and surrounded by a suitable number of vertically-adjustable perforated sleeves 3, which may be clamped in position by cams 8. These' cams are pivoted to the sleeves and are adapted to loeV projected through the perforations thereof, so asto engage the post, and thus lock the sleeve tothe same.

provided with laterally-projecting flanges or disks 4, having a number of peripheral slits 5 for the reception of the inner doubly-bent ends of radially-arranged removable springs l6, the outer coiled ends of which are adapted to bear upon the lids l2 of the jars 10..; The inner ends of the springs are bentu first up- At their upper'ends the sleeves 3 are' wardl at right angles and then sidewise at right angles,'so thataheel 7 is formed, which is substantially parallel to the shank of the spring, but raised slightly above the same.

This heel is introduced from below through the slit 5 and'by resting upon the top of disk twill support the spring in a substantially horizontal position. By the arrangement described the springs may be lreadily inserted and removed, so that they are interchangeable. Thus the springs may be fitted in position to accord with the position of the sterilizing-jars upon the tray. By vertically adjusting the sleeves 'upon the post y2 the elevation of the springs and the pressure which they exert upon the covers 12 may be easily regulated.

What I claim isl. In a sterilizing apparatus, the combination of a sterilizing vessel with an inclosed post, a perforatedv disk supported thereby,`

and springs having doubly-bent inner ends and adapted to removably engage the diskperforations, substantially as specified.

2. In a sterilizing apparatus, the combina- YVtion'ojrf aV sterilizing vessel with an inclosed post, a sleeve surrounding the same, a cam for clamping the sleeve to the post, a perforated disk on the sleeve, and springs having doubly-.bent inner ends vand adapted to removably engage the diskrperforations, substantially as speciiied.

Signed by me at Freiburg, Baden,Germany, this 7th day of November, 1 902.

^ GEORG VAN EYCK. Witnesses:

AD BENsEL, BENJAMIN F. LIEFELD. 

